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Nation Poor's Welfare

PM GARIB KALYAN ANNA EMPOWERING FARMERS:
YOJANA The Prime Minister Modi-led government, while expanding the scope of

When Covid struck the country, the social security, started the Pradhan Mantri Shram Yogi Maandhan Yojana for
farmers and workers, and also initiated the Atal Pension Yojana for all. Also,
government came out in the support under Kisan Samman Nidhi, farmers of the country are given a Samman
of common masses providing Nidhi of six thousand rupees annually.
assistance. Started Pradhan Mantri
Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana for
providing free rations to the people. More than 12.5 crore farmers
This scheme saved the people have received the benefit so
from going below the poverty line far. Assistance through three
and international organizations installments of Rs 2,000 in
also praised this scheme of the a year. An amount of more
Government of India with an open than Rs 2 lakh crore has been
heart. given in 11 installments.

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Lakh crore rupees to be Build a pucca house with the
spent from March 2020 to support of the government
September 2022 help and money saved from
Free distribution of wages. There was no problem
in getting money. I also
1,003 do farming. Now we have

lakh metric tonnes of garlic, then we sow peas. I
received 6000 rupees in three
food grains installments.
SVANIDHI SCHEME -Sama Devi, Sirmaur, Himachal
Pradesh
In view of the economic challenges
during the pandemic, the government JAL JEEVAN MISSION SVAMITVA SCHEME RASHTRIYA POSHAN MISSION
launched the Pradhan Mantri Svanidhi
Yojana for street vendors, so that With an aim to give impetus to economic- A major initiative has also been
no one should be deprived of self- social development, Jal Jeevan Mission taken to reduce property disputes
employment. A loan of 10 thousand was started in the country. Pure drinking and hand over ownership in rural
rupees is given to the street vendors. water reached the water-stressed areas areas through the Pradhan Mantri
Today, 32 lakh street vendors are through pipes and brought about a radical Svamitva Yojana. Drone survey work
living their lives with self-respect change in the standard of living of crores was completed by May 1, 2022,
by availing loans through Svanidhi of families. Now tap water is available in in 1.35 lakh villages. More than
Yojana. 9.6 crore houses. Till 2019, this number 36 lakh property cards have been
was only 3.2 crore. distributed in 31 thousand villages.

AYUSHMAN BHARAT

The government also started an ambitious scheme like Earlier due to absence of facilities we have to
Ayushman Bharat by expanding health facilities. Under face lot many problems. Our mother used to
the scheme, 10 crore families got the assurance of free have a lot of trouble. Health and wellness center
treatment of Rs 5 lakh annually. providing free testing and medicine. Our mother
was established, which is benefitting a lot by
More than 18 crore Ayushman 3.44 crore families got the is also healthy. All this has happened by your
right to good and free
cards have been
treatment for the first
grace, thank you for this.
distributed so far.
time under this scheme.
– SANTOSHI, KALABURAGI, KARNATAKA
38 New India Samachar June 16-30, 2022